refrain used by henpecked men to justify staying or their situation

(literally) if you're ill, bow to all four directions / (figurative) if you're ill, seek the cure from every source imaginable, eastern, western or otherwise

do not be smug about your achievements, as there are always people who do even better

(literally) keep wandering at night and you'll see a ghost eventually / (figurative) keep doing bad things and you'll get caught eventually

(literally) a mandarin orange with thick skin will be dealt with by sharp fingernails / (figurative) it doesn't matter how smart or cunning you are, there's always someone else better to take you down

(literally) if you're gonna grab onto someone, grab onto one with hair, don't grab onto a bald one / (figurative) if you're gonna come after someone, come after a rich one, don't come after a poor one